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Whether Honda lowers its APR and/or price or not, January 5 is just 2 weeks away. It'll be more convenient for him to wait another 2 weeks to see what new deal they come up with. It wouldn't hurt, besides, at least I really don't think that they will do away with their 1.99 and 3.99 APR offer. Worse comes to worst, he will have exactly the same offer as of right now and the 2008 he found, as mentioned by other posters, is a really hard vehicle to get rid off (2008, manual and NAVI) will have to get a price cut for being one year old in 2009.  hang it there,you have nothing to lose. P.S. the 2008 i found was a sedan not a coupe |
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Replying to: isellhondas (Dec 22, 2008 7:53 am) Honda does not operate in a vacuum; it is global economy out there. Honda (like any other) car maker (or any other product maker) is competing against others. There are a lot of excellent products on dealer’s lots (Japanese, German, American etc.) Civic is just a car and nothing more. It is not a space shuttle or nuclear weapon that you don’t have many customers for it/them. Market place determines the price, even in recessions. By the way “Lowering prices and interest rates ….” does not cheapen the product – it is one of the ways to promote merchandise that is not moving and nobody wants at the moment (even if it is great car like civic). As far as “These times will pass and things will get back to normal” will have to wait and see. I am afraid we are in a long one ~at least another 10-15 month. Car business is changing a lot. You have to be blind not notice changing trends. Many consumers in a last 20-30 month took much longer loans for cars (48-60 month) and can not afford to get new cars anymore every 3 years. In addition are you trying to tell me that it takes 19k to manufacture and sell a car like Civic EX for Honda? Happy Hoping!
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Replying to: civic09 (Dec 22, 2008 10:17 am) I simply stated that we have no knowledge over what Honda may or may not do in the future. People have a tendency to believe rumors especially when they like the content of the rumor. |
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Replying to: tupuc (Dec 21, 2008 7:51 pm) He is giving me out the door price of $18500. I just started looking for it and dont have any idea about the price. Any idead about the best otd price? or how much i can negociate with them. Do they provide any free pckg or servicing with the vehicle? |
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Replying to: isellhondas (Dec 22, 2008 7:47 am)
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Replying to: ilumo (Dec 22, 2008 12:47 pm) It seems no matter how low a dealer go's on a car, people still want more. First of all, I have no idea exactly WHY a store would be willing to LOSE over 2600.00 on a new Civic? That is what they would be selling it for. 2600.00 under their invoice. Yes, this is not a popular combination but they aren't distressed merchandise. You can always offer anything I suppose. It would seem they could take it to an auction and get more than that for it! |
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I am in Los Angeles and am in the market for either a Honda Civic LX or a Toyota Corolla LE. Does anyone have any comparisons to make? And what would be a decent OTD price for each of these cars? Any thoughts about servicing these cars? mudslinger |
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Have a price on the table of 17,100 including destination from a dealer is Rhode Island. Still working on figures but the lease money factor is impressive at only.00178 apposed to .00300 for the jetta. Time will tell
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Replying to: mudslinger (Dec 22, 2008 4:23 pm) My wife had 09 Corolla LE, Auto this summer Price was $14,800 plus tax and DMV Nice car, very easy to get in and out, comfortable seats, very quite ride. Very well designed car. Getting about 35-39 MPG most of the time. Very easy to maintain. For 09 Civic LX Auto you can get low $16k if you shop around. I had one quote for 08 civic LX for $15.5k NYC/NJ area. Civic is a nice car too – but it is still just a Civic. Honda dealers feel that Honda Civic is younger brother of BMW and will try to sell you for higher price. Don’t fall into it – it is still a Civic and will remain to be a Civic – which is very comparable with Corolla. It is seated a bit lower than Corolla and takes more effort to get in/out. Also, it has more noise in CIVIC than Corolla. You will hear all gears going from 1 to 5 in Civic while Corolla more quite/smooth. Having said all that, Civic is still a good car. It will have about same resale value in 5-6 years as Corolla depending how well you take care of it. The other thing is that Corolla LE will split rear seat 40/60 for skis, etc. while Honda dealer will tell you that rear seat split for Civic is a “luxury” upgrade and will ask you shovel extra $1200-$1300 and go to EX model. I would suggest you request quotes on Edmunds from few zip codes around you and let dealers compete for you. Some of the largest dealerships get bonuses if they meet certain quotas selling cars, - they will usually give you the best deal. You have to “fish” for those guys. Don’t expect good services (or treated well) at those large places – but they probably will give you lowest price. Make sure you confirm that price includes all junk fees and destination but tax and DMV. Be clear that you don’t want THEM to waist YOUR time – and most will understand. Also, be Very Firm and Suppress_Your_Emotions when they show you that NEW CAR. As far as service – the best service you will find is at Independent garage. Honda likes to pick your packets when you go for service. I brought in my 02 Honda Odyssey for cooling coolant flash last month. It took them 1.5 hours to do it and in addition to flashing my coolant, my visit resulted in SRS light coming on after I draw few miles off the dealership. Nice try - I am an engineer and can troubleshoot car computers very quickly. It took me few minutes to find “disconnected seat belt sensor connector” under passenger seat and then few more minutes to reset SRS at MES connector. Some Honda dealers think that all customers are stupid and will believe everything they say/do. Apparently not all customers are that way – there are plenty of smart too – so please treat us with respect and we may go back to you! Maybe! Good luck, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. God Bless.
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